e̩gba kʼu fʼotogbo Babilo̩n o̩me̩me̩le̩ li ef ane̩ kʼa ko le̩, kpai ajifa alu she̩ke̩l ulo̩ko̩ kpai odukulu o̩jamaliaʼka kʼuwoji-wñ che she̩ke̩l ooje, e̩gbale̩ u chʼejufufu-wñ oñ u mʼu ko; e̩ la go, i gwaji ane̩pe̩te̩ ef unyabo-mi le̩, ajifa la jʼofe-wñ.
Ama amo̩ma Israe̩l fʼada je̩ efu e̩wñ ku ma kojo̩ ñw O̩jo̩ le̩; todu Ekan, o̩ma Karmi, o̩ma Zabdi, o̩ma Zara, ef o̩lo̩pu Juda, mʼe̩wñ ko kwef e̩wñ ku ma kojo̩ ñw O̩jo̩ le̩; tak uwe̩do̩ Jihofa mutajo abʼabo Israe̩l ma.
Abo-i du akpʼita rʼo̩ oji n? ku ma achʼo uke̩ kakini, Atogwo ki chʼe-e̩ne̩ kʼi agba e̩wñ ki ma chʼe-wñ n jo̩!— gbogbo nyʼe̩gba ke?— kpai e̩ne̩ kʼi agbʼe̩wñ tʼofe o̩ko̩ nʼo oji te̩!
Atogwo ñw abo ku ma maja ejefu ejefu bi Jihofa, kʼi chʼe̩no̩hiala ki adʼibe ñw ma te̩, ku ma la chʼuko̩lo̩-ma ef e̩chubi, ku ma kakini, E̩ne̩ ali wa? E̩ne̩ la mʼawa?